Main Entry: ¹ice

Pronunciation: \ˈīs\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English is, from Old English īs; akin to Old High German īs ice, Avestan isu- icy

Date: before 12th century

1 a : frozen water b : a sheet or stretch of ice
2 : a substance resembling ice; especially : the solid state of a substance usually found as a gas or liquid <ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn>
3 : a state of coldness (as from formality or reserve)
4 a : a frozen dessert containing a flavoring (as fruit juice); especially : one containing no milk or cream b British : a serving of ice cream
5 slang : diamonds; broadly : jewelry
6 : an undercover premium paid to a theater employee for choice theater tickets
7 : methamphetamine in the form of crystals of its hydrochloride salt C₁₀H₁₅N‧HCI when used illicitly for smoking —called also crystal, crystal meth

— ice·less \ˈīs-ləs\ adjective

— on ice 1 : with every likelihood of being won or accomplished
2 : in reserve or safekeeping

— on thin ice : in a precarious or risky situation